1 Samuel 14

A vitória de Jônatas sobre os filisteus

1 Sucedeu um dia que Jônatas, filho de Saul, disse ao seu escudeiro: Vem, e passemos à guarnição dos filisteus, que está do outro lado. A seu pai, porém, não disse nada. 2 Saul estava sentado na extremidade de *1Sm 13.15-16Gibeá, debaixo da romeira que está em *Is 10.28Migrom, e o povo que estava com ele era *1Sm 13.15cerca de seiscentos homens. 3 *1Sm 22.9-12,20Aías, filho de Aitube, irmão de *1Sm 4.21Icabode, filho de Fineias, filho de Eli, sacerdote de Jeová em *1Sm 1.3Siló, *1Sm 2.28trazia o éfode. O povo não sabia que Jônatas tinha ido. 4 *1Sm 13.23Entre os desfiladeiros pelos quais Jônatas intentava passar à guarnição dos filisteus, havia um penhasco de uma e de outra banda: o nome de um era Bozez, e o nome do outro era Sené. 5 Um penhasco elevava-se ao norte, em frente de Micmás, e o outro, ao sul, em frente de Geba.

6 Disse Jônatas ao seu escudeiro: Vem, e passemos à guarnição *1Sm 17.26,36;Jr 9.25-26destes incircuncidados. Talvez Jeová opere por nós, porque *1Sm 17.46-47;Jz 7.4,7;Hb 11.34nada há que proíba a Jeová de livrar ou com muitos ou com poucos. 7 Então, lhe respondeu o seu escudeiro: Faze tudo o que estiver no teu coração. Segue; eis que eu estou contigo para o que quiseres. 8 Disse Jônatas: *Jz 7.9-14Eis que passaremos aos homens e nos descobriremos a eles. 9 Se nos falarem assim: Parai até que venhamos a vós, pararemos em nosso lugar e não subiremos a eles. 10 Porém, se disserem assim: Subi a nós; subiremos, pois Jeová nô-los entregou nas mãos. *Gn 24.14;Jz 6.36Isso nos servirá de sinal. 11 Então, se descobriram ambos eles à guarnição dos filisteus, que disseram: Eis que *1Sm 13.6;14.22os hebreus estão saindo dos buracos em que se tinham escondido. 12 Os homens da guarnição disseram a Jônatas e ao seu escudeiro: Subi a nós, e *1Sm 17.43-44;Jz 8.16mostrar-vos-emos uma coisa. Disse Jônatas ao seu escudeiro: Sobe após de mim, pois *2Sm 5.24Jeová os entregou nas mãos de Israel. 13 Trepou Jônatas, engatinhando com as mãos e pés, e o seu escudeiro, após dele. Os filisteus caíram diante de Jônatas, e o seu escudeiro matava-os atrás dele. 14 Esta foi a primeira desfeita em que Jônatas e seu escudeiro mataram cerca de vinte homens, dentro duma como meia jeira de terra. 15 Houve tremor no arraial, no campo e entre todo o povo; tremeram a guarnição e os *1Sm 13.17-18saqueadores, e também *1Sm 7.10estremeceu a terra, de sorte que *2Rs 7.6houve grandíssimo pânico.

Batalha de Bete-Áven

16 Olharam as sentinelas de Saul que estavam em Gibeá de Benjamim, e eis que a multidão, derretendo-se, escorria para aqui e para ali. 17 Disse Saul ao povo que estava com ele: Indagai, agora, e vede quem é o que saiu dentre nós. Tendo-se indagado, eis que Jônatas e seu escudeiro não estavam ali. 18 Disse Saul a Aías: *1Sm 23.9;30.7Traze para cá a arca de Deus. Pois a arca de Deus estava naquele dia com os filhos de Israel*Nm 27.21. 19 Enquanto Saul ainda falava ao sacerdote, o tumulto que havia no arraial dos filisteus ia-se crescendo; e Saul disse ao sacerdote: Retira a tua mão. 20 Saul e todo o povo que estava com ele reuniram-se e foram à batalha; e *Jz 7.22;2Cr 20.23cada um voltava reciprocamente a espada contra outro em grande confusão. 21 Os hebreus que estavam dantes ao lado dos filisteus, tendo vindo dos arredores ao arraial deles, também *1Sm 29.4vieram a unir-se com os israelitas que estavam com Saul e Jônatas. 22 Da mesma maneira todos *1Sm 13.6os homens de Israel que se haviam escondido na região montanhosa de Efraim, depois de terem ouvido que os filisteus fugiam, também eles os perseguiram de perto na batalha. 23 Assim, *Êx 14.30;2Cr 32.22livrou Jeová a Israel naquele dia, e a refrega passou além de *1Sm 13.5Bete-Áven.

O atrevido juramento de Saul

24 Os homens de Israel estavam angustiados naquele dia. Saul, porém, *Js 6.26ajuramentou o povo, dizendo: Maldito o homem que comer pão até a tarde e até eu me vingar dos meus inimigos! Assim, todo o povo se absteve de comer. 25 Todo o povo veio a um bosque onde havia mel sobre a superfície do campo. 26 Entrando o povo no bosque, *Mt 3.4corria o mel; mas ninguém chegou a mão à boca, pois o povo respeitava o juramento. 27 Jônatas, porém, não tinha ouvido quando seu pai ajuramentou o povo. *1Sm 14.43Estendendo a ponta da vara que tinha na mão, molhou-a no favo de mel e chegou a mão à boca; e *1Sm 30.12aclararam-se-lhe os olhos. 28 Então, disse um do povo: Teu pai ajuramentou solenemente o povo, dizendo: Maldito o homem que comer pão hoje! O povo estava cansado. 29 Disse Jônatas: *Js 7.25;1Rs 18.18Meu pai trouxe desastre sobre a terra; vede como se me aclararam os olhos, porque provei um pouco deste mel. 30 Quanto mais se o povo, hoje, tivesse comido livremente do que encontrou do despojo dos seus inimigos? Pois, agora, não houve grande destroço entre os filisteus.

31 Feriram, naquele dia, os filisteus desde *1Sm 14.5Micmás até *Js 10.12Aijalom. O povo estava muito cansado 32 e, lançando-se *1Sm 15.19ao despojo, tomou ovelhas, e bois, e bezerros, e, degolando-os no chão, comeu-os *Gn 9.4;Lv 17.10-14;At 15.20com sangue. 33 Noticiaram a Saul, dizendo: Eis que o povo está a pecar contra Jeová, comendo com sangue. Respondeu ele: Procedestes traiçoeiramente; trazei-me aqui já uma grande pedra. 34 Acrescentou Saul: Dispersai-vos por entre o povo e dizei-lhes: Trazei-me cá, cada um o seu boi e cada um a sua ovelha, e degolai-os aqui, e comei, e não pequeis contra Jeová, comendo com sangue. Todo o povo trouxe, naquela noite, pela mão, cada um o seu boi, e ali os degolou. 35 *1Sm 7.12,17Edificou Saul um altar a Jeová; foi este o primeiro altar que lhe edificou.

Jônatas é condenado à morte

36 Disse Saul: Desçamos, durante a noite, aos filisteus, e despojemo-los até o raiar do dia, e não deixemos deles um só homem. Responderam eles: Faze tudo o que bem te parecer. *1Sm 14.3,18-19Então, disse o sacerdote: Cheguemo-nos aqui a Deus. 37 *1Sm 10.22Saul consultou a Jeová: Descerei aos filisteus? Entregá-los-ás nas mãos de Israel? *1Sm 28.6Porém Jeová não lhe respondeu naquele dia. 38 Disse Saul: *1Sm 10.19-20;Js 7.11-12Chegai-vos aqui, todos os principais do povo; informai-vos e vede em que se cometeu hoje este pecado. 39 Pois *1Sm 14.24,44pela vida de Jeová que salva a Israel, embora seja o culpado Jônatas, meu filho, certamente, se lhe tirará a vida. Porém nenhum de todo o povo lhe respondeu. 40 Então, disse a todo o Israel: Ficai vós de uma parte, e eu e meu filho Jônatas ficaremos da outra parte. Respondeu o povo a Saul: Faze o que bem te parecer. 41 Disse Saul a Jeová, Deus de Israel: *At 1.24Mostra o que é justo. Foram implicados pela sorte Jônatas e Saul; o povo, porém, ficou livre. 42 Disse Saul: Deitai sortes entre mim e Jônatas, meu filho. Caiu a sorte sobre Jônatas.

Jônatas livrado pelo povo

43 Perguntou Saul a Jônatas: *Js 7.19Declara-me o que fizeste. Jônatas lho declarou e disse: *1Sm 14.27Provei, na verdade, um pouco de mel com a ponta da vara que tinha na mão. Eis-me aqui; estou pronto a morrer. 44 Saul disse: *1Sm 25.22Assim me faça Deus e ainda mais, *1Sm 14.39se não morreres sem falta, Jônatas. 45 Disse o povo a Saul: Porventura, morrerá Jônatas, que efetuou este grande livramento em Israel? Tal não suceda; pela vida de Jeová, *2Sm 14.11;1Rs 1.52;At 27.34não lhe há de cair no chão um só cabelo da sua cabeça, pois, ajudado de Deus, fez isso hoje. Assim o povo livrou a Jônatas, para que não morresse. 46 Subiu Saul e deixou de perseguir aos filisteus, que foram para as suas terras.

47 Tendo Saul tomado o reino sobre Israel, pelejou contra todos os seus inimigos ao redor: contra Moabe, e *1Sm 11.1-13contra os filhos de Amom, e contra Edom, e *2Sm 8.3-10contra os reis de Zobá, e *1Sm 14.52contra os filisteus; e, para onde quer que se voltava, era vitorioso. 48 Houve-se valorosamente, *1Sm 15.3,7destroçou os amalequitas e livrou a Israel das mãos dos que o despojavam.

49 *1Sm 31.2;1Cr 10.2Os filhos de Saul foram Jônatas, Isvi e Malquisua, e os nomes de suas duas filhas eram estes: o da primogênita, *1Sm 18.17-19Merabe, e o da mais moça, *1Sm 18.20,27;19.12;2Sm 6.20-23Mical. 50 A mulher de Saul chamava-se Ainoã, filha de Aimaás. O *2Sm 2.8nome do general do seu exército foi Abner, filho de Ner, tio de Saul. 51 *1Sm 9.1-21Quis era pai de Saul, e Ner, pai de Abner, era filho de Abiel.

52 Por todos os dias de Saul houve uma forte guerra contra os filisteus; e, sempre que Saul via a qualquer homem poderoso ou valente, o *1Sm 8.11agregava a si.

1 Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.*14.1 it came…: or, there was a day 2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men; 3 And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I-chabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.*14.3 Ahiah: called Ahimelech

4 And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. 5 The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.*14.5 forefront: Heb. tooth 6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few. 7 And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart. 8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. 9 If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.*14.9 Tarry: Heb. Be still 10 But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us. 11 And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves. 12 And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel. 13 And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him. 14 And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.*14.14 an…: or, half a furrow of an acre of land 15 And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.*14.15 a very…: Heb. a trembling of God

16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another. 17 Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there. 18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

19 And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand.*14.19 noise: or, tumult 20 And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.*14.20 assembled…: Heb. were cried together 21 Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan. 22 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle. 23 So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven.

24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. 25 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. 26 And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.*14.28 faint: or, weary 29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. 30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines? 31 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint. 32 And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.

33 Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.*14.33 transgressed: or, dealt treacherously 34 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.*14.34 with him: Heb. in his hand 35 And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD.*14.35 the same…: Heb. that altar he began to build unto the LORD

36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. 37 And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day. 38 And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.*14.38 chief: Heb. corners 39 For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. 40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee. 41 Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.*14.41 Give…: or, Shew the innocent*14.41 escaped: Heb. went forth 42 And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken. 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. 44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. 45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. 46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.

47 So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them. 48 And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.*14.48 gathered…: or, wrought mightily 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: 50 And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.*14.50 Abner: Heb. Abiner 51 And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. 52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.